* Dr. Michael Osterholm suggests the U.S. should go into a four- to six-week national lockdown to combat the spike in coronavirus cases
* He warns it is needed to stop the country entering 'Covid hell' during the next few months, which he says will be the 'darkest of the pandemic'
* Osterholm claims it is the best way to keep deaths and hospitalizations down as the country awaits a vaccine
* He also claims that the economy can still be revived before a vaccine is distributed, even if this lockdown is enforced
* The Biden advisor states that the U.S. could borrow the money to pay wages while businesses are forced to close
* Osterholm was announced as a member of Joe Biden's coronavirus task force by the transition team on Monday
A coronavirus advisor to president elect Joe Biden believes that shutting down businesses nationally for between four to six weeks could help the United States from entering 'Covid hell'.
Dr. Michael Osterholm said Wednesday that a national lockdown may be the best way to keep hospitalizations and deaths down across the country until a vaccine can be distributed.
Osterholm, the director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, claims that the country's economy will not suffer as a result, if enough money is borrowed to pay wages during the shutdowns.
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Update: Biden Covid advisor says U.S. lockdown of 4 to 6 weeks could control pandemic and revive economy (CNBC)
WNU Editor: Aa this blog predicted a few days ago.
